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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

One-half Of the earth's solid surface ID
buried In the abysmal regions VI the
ocean, and exists at unuulating plains
beneath a watery covering from two TO
i've miles thick.
On this land at the bottom Of the deep
sea, the director Of the Challenger pub
locations tells Us. the conditions present
I'd are most Uniform.
The temperature. near the freezing.
point OF fresh water. does not exceed
seven degrees In range, and Is constant
throughout The year Ia any locality.
Sunlight anu plant life are absent, and,
although animals OF the larger types are
present, there is no great variety OF form
or abundance OF individuals. Change OF
any kind IL exceedingly slow.
At the greatest depths deposits are
chiefly n red clay mixed with fragments
OF volcanic matter, remains OF deep sea
animals, cosmlc dust. msnganese-iron
nodulss and zeolitic crystals. No anal.
agous deposits have been traced on dry
land. although the continents are mainly
made up OF rocks which must have
formed under the sea near the coasts.
Throughout all geological time the
deposits Of the continent bordering
waters appear TO have been forced up
Into dry land through the contraction Of
the earth, while the abysmal regions
have remained the most permanent areas
OF the sarth's surface.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
The Artist and the Ba ooons.

The San Francisco Examiner publishes
the story OF an artist IN Africa, VINO left
of sketcnlng To kIll a boa constructor,
INT a a surprise Vi his return.
He says
When ] got back 10 nv easel, chair
and umbrella, i was nearly dunn found
Ell at seeing a tribe OF ~hsDoons playing
with my painting materials.
Two little fellows were up amongt the
rib OF the umbrella, AID another had
his Ia al out through n rent ia the top.
He looked like a little sweep with his
head through the chimney on u frosty
morning.
1T was one OF the most comical
things IN the monkey line ] ever wit
Messed.
One big balloon was exploring with
all his m hi The content ot "A OK OF
fake VII le, while the OF ell Na> dauJlng
the muzzlc ol a little baby mat MAS sit
ting Oh its mothers back, she herself
being engaged In breaking the handles
and pulling IA the hairs II my brushes.
IL never, In any monkey cage or
menagerir, saw 80 many different COL
ored monkeys.
lone big ,ellow, painted half rcd,
half blue, with a great white patch over
his left eye, WAS pulling the canva
tnow twisted into a ropej from a big
old woman, with Two squailing baby
monkeys with white muzzlss and pink
hair.
Half q dozen others were fighting for
the easel like sailors paying the tug Of
war"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

JUDGE BLAKE, Of Virginia City,
who is M Of the leading members Of
the house of Representatives, 10 a let
ter to the Madisonian last week, takes
the position that the salary act cannot
be repealed TO affect the present In
cumbents but Ia Of the opinion that the
system will be done away with by the
legislature. In reference to the bounty
law he makes the following good sug-
gestions: 1.-THE members are loaded
for statutes and some Of them are In
fenced for bear. It is The wish OF
some persons that the bounty for the
killing Of this animal be reduced,
while that for the destruction OF
wolves he increased. There Is some
talk Of giving bounties for the sum
mary removal Of squirrels OF gophers
and prairie dogs. The ravages Of the
latter appear TO be more extensive an
nually, and some decisive action must
be promptly taken 10 exterminate the
pest. Many thousand acres Of land
are converted into barren wastes by
their activity"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

AN illustration Of the prog ress OF the
principle of civil service reform Is TO
be found In the action of the House
Committee on reform in the Civil Ser
vice, which q few days ago reported
favorably a bill providing for the iu.
crease of the salaries Of the Civil Ser
vice Comm issioners. At present the
commissioners receive q salary Of 3d.
500 a year each. The bill would In
res their salaries to 5000. Some OF
the comments Of the committee in re-
porting the bill are OF interest. The
committee says that when the civil
service act was passed 1t was regarded
merely a. tentative. and II wa believ.
cd that the commissioners would not
have very much to do. Now, how.
ever, the commission has become one
Of the Institution Of the country, and
the committee urges, IL 10 important
that the best talent should be placed
at the command OF the President.
Under the present salaries, o. Is we'll
known, men who are c~onspicuously
desirable for membership in the com
mission could only accept the Office at
pecuniary sacrifice.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

JAMES E. QUINN, master workman
Of the famous New York District 49,"
testified the other day before the leg.
islatiye committee on the great coal
strike. He was questioned AZ to how
the general strike was brought about
and il he could tell by whose order, il
any one. so many industries were at n
standstill. He contended that it was
by no order from any man or from any
distinct organization. He said it was
purely q sympathetic movement. All
labor feels sensitive when n branch
IL assaulted and they ZIG learning to
stand together. Workmen are psrticu.
larry distrustful Of rich corporations.
Mr.. Quinn made a bitter arraignment
of interpretations, and contended they
were combined against the people.
He contended that they corruptly In.
fiuenced legislatures, and were sus-
pected Of influencing courts. He said
that the organization of labor was for
the purpose Of getting better wages,
shorter hours of toll. more opportunity
for education and refinement. He
said that much of present intemper-
ance was due to the fact that work.
men had not the means of home CON-
forts. He thought that strikes, by
putting the public to Inconvenience,
led to an inquiry into grievances and
aided In bringing about a remedy.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
SIGNS OF LUCK.
Information for the supe stltious and Of
l~aterest to Every body.

Information for the supe stltious and Of
Interest to Every body.
Dream OF eggs. sign OF money.
Dream OF snakes. Sign OF enemies.
II you sing before breakfast you'll cry
before supper.
Dreaming OF muddy or rushing water
brings trouble.
Fading u horseshoe or four leaved
clover brings good luck.
IL you cut your nails or sneeze on Sat.
urday you do it Tor evil
She who takes the last stitch at squilt-
Ing will be the first TO marry.
IL you cannot maxi ~ q handsome
bed your husband will have q homely
nose.
II you spill the salt ONE one will be
mad" with you unless you put some In
the FIRE.
Stub your right toe. you are going
where you are wanted; your left, where
you are not wanted.
!: the cock crows on the fence. the
weather will b. fair; II on the doorstep.
he will bring company.
II the hrst Sunday In the month is un-
pleasant there W IA he but one pleasant
Sunday during the month,
III by any chance a mourning hat or
bonnet is paced upon our head you will
need n OF your own oon
IL your righJ ear burns. some n is
praising you II your lett, your friends
are raklng you over the coaIs.
Returning 10 the house for a moment
after having once started out will bring
bad luck unle 8 you Sill down.
When, in dropping "A fork. II strikes
the floor and stands upright, 1t will
bring Q gentleman visitor; II knife, a
lady.
While at the dashboard. II the suds
splash and wet the clothes you wear you
will have a drunken husband.
Ii you drop your dishcloth you will
have company; also If you swsepa black
mara or II W. Chairs stand accidentally
back I bacR.
Ii a BABY sees his face In the glass 1t
will be the death OF him. Ii his nails
ars cut ne will be "a thief. II he lumbles
out OF led ii Will save his being a fool
Break a mirror, sign VI deaIh. Death
is also lore.old by a Jog bowling under
Q WINDOW. hearing a mournful uove, q
strange dove towering about, VI dreaming
Of a white horse.
II you Bee the new moon through a
glass you will have sorrow as long as
1t lasts. IL you see IL fair IN the face
you'll have a fall. Over TIE left shou.-
der, bad lucA over the right, good luck.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

Hay is so scarce to feed the stock in
winter that tho Norwegians resort to
what would seem to us the most ridicu-
lous economy, going over every scatter.
ing patch along the roadside and the
fields. 1t is cut with the sickle and dried
for hay. Owing to the constant rains
they have what look like fences or racks
placed in their fields at all sorts of angles,
and when the grass is cut it is twisted
roughly over these fences sufficiently
tight 10 hold it there and yet to let the
wind blow readily through it $ as to dry
it quickly.-Col. George Bliss in New
York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
UNDER the incorporation laws OF

SNpAn the huSoi poto laws VI
Montana is a provision In regard to
the rights OF stockholders, to the effect
that u shareholder in any company
must possess fifteen per cent of the
stock In order to enjoy the privilege of
examining the company's books.
Thus = man owning ten thousand
shares Of mining stock In u compsny
which has issued 100, 900 shares can
exercise none OF the privileges com
mensurate with his interests and can
be kept in absolute ignorance Of the
company affairs no matter how posi-.
tive he may be Of the existence Of
fraud. He is allowed to look at the
stock ledger but that Is all. This 10
contrary to the spirit Of common law
and it may be that the courts would 20
decide. Be this ~ 1t may the present
restriction ought TO be modified 80 ~
to give any stakeholder the RICH. 10
investigate the books Of any company
in which he may be interested. In
Nevada and California n mining share
holder has an absolute right to demand
information rs to the affairs Of the
company IN which he may be inter
ested, whether he has one or one mill
ion shares. The necessity of change
in the present law will commend itself
to the intelligence of the legislature
without further argument, and the OBJ.
ject Of this paragraph Is simply to call
attention to an existing hardship.-In-
ter Mountain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
Cast of Lisxt,a Head.

The plaster cast of Liszt's head taken
after death is now on view at Giesse's es-
adjustment in Bayreuth. The cast Is
said to be most successful. The head
rests upon a cushion wreathed with
laurel. The features are reproduced with
startling accuracy; those who have seen
List in sleep know the gentle expression
Of peace which shone in his face and
which is also noticeable in this cast
Boston Transcript.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
Ar a the Hub.

An artist who gives lessons In the city
has for some time been discouraged
over the fact that he cannot make his
pupils feel"
The other day when n Of the most
attractive and promising was giving the
finishing touches TO the portrait Of a
young man who had been sitting for her,
the teacher suddenly interrupted her
work by saying:
"You can never paint that lip unless
you feel it."
Her picture lie finished and In every
way satisfactory Boston Record.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17

AS a finish or covering for walls and
ceilings pulverized steatite is coming into
use quite satisfactorily. 1t is simply
soapStone. 1t takes q high polish, is
pearl gray in tint, is said to present the
best possible surface for painting, either
in oil or water color, and, what is very
desirable, will neither crack nor chip. 1t
is claimed for it that it is a ~non-conduc-
tor and non-absorbent; that it can be
washed without injury; nails can lie
driven into it without damage; when
subject TO heat, moisture and chemical
fumes it gives no smell, and it does not
turn yellow with age. II is thought to
be specially adapted for hospitals. fac
tories, cellars, markets, etc. Boston
Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-17
THH WEIGHT OF A W0RD.

Have you ever thought of the weight offs
word
That falls in the heart like the song offs
bird,
That s~laddens the springtime Of memory
and youth,
And garlsnds with cedar the banner Of
Truth,
That moi.sens the harvesting spo, Of the
Like de~drops tina. fall on . meadow Of
grain,
Or that shrivels the germ and destroys tho
fruit
And Lies like q worm at the liisless rootf
saw q farmer At break Of day
Hoeing his corn in q careful way;
An enemy came with = drouth in his eye,
Discouraged the worker and hurried by.
The keen-edged blade Of the faithful hoe
Dulled on the earth 10 the hong corn row
fhe weeds sprung up and their feathers
tossed
Over the field, and the crop was-lost.
A sailor launched on an angry bay
When the heavens entombed the face Of the
day;
The wind arose like q beast in pain,
And shook on the pillows his yellow name
The storm best down ~ IL cursed the cloud,
And the waves held up . dripping shroud-
But, bark DER the waters that wildly raved
Came a word Of cheer, and he was-savsd.
A poet passed with . song Of God
Hid In his heart like . gem In . clod;
His lips were framed 10 pronounce the
thought,
And the music Of rhythm its magic wrought,
Feeble st FIRST was the happy trill,
Low was the echo that answered the hill,
But q jealous friend spoke near his side,
And on his lips the sweet song-died.
A woman paused where . chandelier
Threw In the darkness its poisoned spear ;
Weary and footsore from journeying long,
She had strayed nswAres from the right 70
the wrong.
Angels were beck'ning her back from the
den,
He'll and its demons we're bsck'ning her in ;
The tone Of an urchin, like one who forgives,
Drew her back. and in heaven that sweet
vord-lives.
Words wordsI They are little, Jet
mighty and brave;
They rescue a nation, an empire save
They close up the gaps In . fresh bleeding
That sickness and sorrow have severed
apart.
They fall on the path, like a ray Of the sun,
Where the shadows Of death lay go heavy
|. upon;
They tighten the earth over our blessed dead,
4 word that will comfort, oh leave no, IN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Texarkana thinks it has got one Of the
late train robbers.
Texas reports great wheat prospects
for 1888.
Bohemian club opposes motion to con-
graduate the pope on his jubilee.
Horse thieves are ambushed and shot
near the pious precincts of Fort Worth.
Five men and boy killed 10 boiler
explosion near Chattanooga.
Blair education bill favorably reported
to the senate.
Fairbanks, auditor of the Santa Fe and
Gulf road, resigns.
Brownsville is all alive in the interest
OF the immigration scheme.
Omaha runs her fast train through to
the Pacific coast In 20 hours.
United Ireland will sue the police for
damages for removing show bills from
shop windows in Ennis and else where.
John Morley is sick and has cancelled
or postponed all his engagements be-
fore the public.
The California excursiOnIsts near FL
Paso had slight train accident and
were detained.
A revolutionary movement is reported
In st. Petersburg and the cZar wounded
by bomb.
St. Louis supreme court in affirming
the constiIutiOnality of the Wood local
option law" gives the vets black eye.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

MENGER HoTEL-Geo D Austin, Texas; II NJ
Dieffenbach, Sabinas, Mex; John L Holdings
worth, Oscar II Cooper, Austin; A II wilkins,
Dallas; J II Lees St Louis; Williams, Den
yer, Col; S Dabney, Victoria; A W Clifford,
st Louis; VIM Butcher, Monterey, Mex; Sol
Jacobs, Kalamazoo; MRS ID ID Evans, Danville,
Ills; Will E Fikian, Chicago; W II Niceey,
Houston; N J Pekich, New Orleans; L
French and wife, Cleveland, Ohio; w Marsh
Mrs E W Marsh, W A Moore, Mrs Moore,
Miss Moore, Miss Saunders. Atlanta: W
Gray, Mrs l. ii Kenner and daughter, San
Marcos: John ID Alden, Austin.
SOUTHERN HOTEL.-Thomas Hardmsn, Sc
gum; L Thomas, New Orleans; Fred Dea
con, ~ Paso; T Peacock, City; NJ T John
son, Trinidad, Col; Adolf LARA dc, PiedTas
Negras; Adolf Gomez, Eagle Pass; P Sowell,
Segun; @ A Hoover, Pa; d Cravey, J H
DOssey, PleasantOn; Col n Pickens, Pa les
tine; A I HOlcOmbe, Fort Worth; F d Skid
more, t SsidmOre, Skidmore, Tex; E L
Burke, Wallis; Geo W Newman. Waco; Alex
Gilmore, Orange, Tex; Chas Eaton, Waco;
w shelton, Uvalde: I Knox, Gonzales;
Hrs Henry Rimschel and child, Kerrvillp; 7 I
GriCc, City; G w Ordd, Houston; 7 B Miller
Jas Greenwood, Seguin; II NJ Rurney and
wife, Kerr county; 5 K Williams, Caldwell: e
Franks, Houston; Mrs NJ A Williams, Caldwell;
7 3 Mckay, Seguin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
PERSONAL,

Miss Saunders and Miss Richardson
have left for Marshall, Tex.
F. o. Skidmore, of BeeVille, is at the
Southern.
MIR. G. b. Mullaly, the city sexton, Is
seriously i'll with hemorrhage.
J. ". Mittmann, Of Galveston, is at
the Nah cke hotel.
Hon. c. NJ. Rogers, of Austin, is at
the Maverick.
Mr.. K. II. McCracken is in and intends
to spend the Christmas in San Antonio.
Mr.. Oscar Schmidt is here and will
spend the Christmas in the city.
J; A. King, Of Frio county, is at the
st. Leonard.
W. A. Pettus, OF Goliad, is at the St.
Leonard.
Rudolph Kleberg is In the city from
CuerO, and stops at the St. Leonard.
Mrs. NJ. A. Williams, OF Caldwell
county, is at the Southern.
Adolf Larrslde, merchant OF Piedras
Negras, is at the Southern.
p. s. Sowell, county assessor Of
Guadalupe, Is at the Southern.
Miss Annie Griener, of Uvalde, Is Wis
iting Miss Mary Craig on Garden street.
Mr.. Waters Davis, formerly of San
Antonio, ia again in the city visiting
friends and on business.
Mr.. J. P. Carroll was in the city today
from YOakum and Sweet Home, on the
Arkansas Pass road
Mrs. M. Wolf returned from
California last Sunday, having enjoyed
her visit very much.
Miss Belle Lsnders and Miss GeneVieve
Richardson, who have been visiting
friends in the city have returned to their
home at Marshall, Texas.
Mr.. Marc KIaw, manager for Effie
Ellsler, left today to arrange for her
appearance In Galveston. The company
appear in New Orleans on Christmas
day.
Mr.. A. w, Clifford, Of the LIGHT
arrived from Monterey. Mexico, last
night. He spent the day in the city,
and leaves this afternoon for Dallas to
attend the immigration meeting. From
there he will go to ST. Louis.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
The Great Snow Blockade.

EAsToN, Pa, Dec. 20-The snow storm
here on Saturday night caused the
greatest blockade on the railroads ex-
peri need since 1872. By six. clock the
Lehigh Valley road was blocked with
trains from EsstOn to RedingtOn. All
laborers on the road between here and
Msuch Chunk were working from
midnight Saturday to nine O'Clock
Sunday night shoveling the snow.
The snow was two feet deep n
the level and from three to five deep In
the drifts. Coal trains were blocksded on
the Susquehannah -oad between
here and Allen town. Three loco
motives coupled together started
from Hampton, N. j., 10 open the Jer-
sey Central road, but Jumped the track
after going few miles. Five coal trains
we're snowb bound on the Belvidere and
Delaware road. Several passenger
trains, eight freight trains, and twenty
coal trains are blocked on the
Morris and Essex road, between
Hackettstown, N. j., and Washington.
From Saturday evening to Sunday noon
ut Summerville the snow was six feet
deep and at Perth Amboy eight feet
deep. Drifts 10 feet deep. All roads are
now open but trains behind time. The
roofs Of several bulldogs at Phillips
burg were crushed by the weight of
snow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
She Sleeps.

Mrs. Marie NJ. ROssean McNealus,
wife of J. G. McNealus telegraph editor
OF the St. Louis Republican, died
at her residence on st. Mary's street
and was buried yesterday. The de-
ceased was An estimable lady who came
here some time ago 10 search of health.
but alas was TOO lar gone to be benefit
ed by an earthly climate. She leaves
sOrrowing husband and motherless child
to mourn the loss of one to whom the
highest compliment can be paid, for she
was a faithful wife, loving mother and
a good woman. Mr.. McSealus has re-
turned to his desolate home In ST. Louis,
taking his child with him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
1t is Solid.

The finance committee OF the Interns-
tional Building and Loan Associ tion
and president of the association met
last night to examine the secretary's
(Dr. Linder) report for the year ending
December 10Th. That report was
eminently satisfactory for 1t sho wed IN
doubtedly that the association was in a
solid condition and the secretary was
deseryedly congratulated upon he sue
cess OF his skill and industry. That re-
hands of the printers and will be issued
In few days and 1t will confirm the
good opinion already entertained Of IL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
S. A. p. Sold.

The news comes from Galveston today
to the effect that the San Antonio and
Arapsas Pass railway has been sold to
the Santa Fe railway for q good round
sum, and that the papers are now being
made out in Galveston. This infOrma-
ton simply verifies the news the LIGHT
printed last summer from New York to
the effect that the Santa Fe had pur-
chased majority Of the bonds of this
railway in New York, while President
Lott was absent in that city.
III the Information is at all reliable 1T Is
very probable our local Ock and bond
holders in this road, Messrs. Schryver,
Elmendorff and Others, will lose heavily
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-20
What Did It?

Yesterday a buggy containing two
ladies was being driven by the Kamp-
man building when wheel broke and
the horse commenced some wild antics
that threatened danger to the occupants
just then the hurley form of strong
man seized the horse and brought IL
under control. The ladies were Miss
Kingsley and friend, and the man who
was on time was DR.. Tanning. It ia
not quite clear whether the doctor
magnetized the horse or whether the
glare OF his big diamsnd pin dsZzled 1t
but one thing is certain the horse was
centralized